ter 1 CHAPTER 1 DISASTER MANAGEMENT An Introductory 1.1 Disasters – The Indian Scenario India supports one-sixth of the world’s population on just 2% of its landmass. It suffers heavily from natural disasters of every shade and description hits the poorest of the poor and which is why the considerations of disaster safety deserves prime attention. A High Powered Committee (HPC) of the Government of India‚ in its report submitted to the Government of India in October 2001‚ outlined the huge
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The Causes of the Persian Gulf War "Two dozen U.S. and British aircraft bombed five radar and other anti-aircraft sites around Baghdad with guided missiles yesterday in the first major military action of the Bush administration. It was the largest airstrike against Iraq in two years and hit sites near the Iraqi capital‚ a significant departure from the low-key enforcement of no-fly zones in the country ’s south and north. The U.S.-led alliance declared the zones off-limits to Iraqi aircraft
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Case Study Coca-Cola and CEO Douglas Ivester And BP and CEO Tony Hayward 1. If Douglas Ivester was so successful‚ for years‚ on the executive staff‚ why did he fail when he was given the CEO/president position? Give an overall impression‚ broad stroke explanation of why he failed. Ivester was a hardworking‚ diligent CEO‚ but he lost sight of the people side of Coca-Cola. In any business people are a very important aspect that needs to be nurtured because without them the business is
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different aspects of Afghan Culture in chapters 1-6? Hosseini uses a variety of literary devices‚ syntax features and different feelings and attitudes to portray different aspects of afghan culture. Different characters seem to have different views towards cultures‚ such as Assef and the Hazara’s and Baba’s views of Muslim tradition and the Mullah Fatiullah Khan‚ with Hosseini using literary devices such as Foreshadowing to portray these views. Amir believes in a lot of Afghans culture and the religious
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Oil Drilling Have you ever seen an animal covered in sludge‚ helpless and weak? Offshore oil drilling is one of our world’s biggest concerns. Offshore oil drilling is the discovery of finding oil or gasoline resources underwater. Usually the oil is found off the coasts of each continent and can also be found in lakes and small seas. Drilling for oil provides the energy to make fuels for cars and other machinery. Many different platforms can be used for offshore oil drilling such as drill ships
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Culture Cultured‚ as defined by Merriam Webster’s Dictionary is “the customary beliefs‚ social forms‚ and material traits of a racial‚ religious‚ or social group; also the characteristic features of everyday existence (such as diversions or a way of life) shared by people in a place or time.” In simpler words‚ the beliefs‚ social practices‚ and characteristics of a racial‚ religious‚ or social group. To me culture is like the sketch of how people from a group live by. If their culture says it is
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Northwest Coast Tribal Masks This paper describes the Sea Bear Transformation Mask‚ created by Don Svanvik in 2000‚ and how it reflects Northwest Coast Indian art and culture‚ specific to the Kwakiutl tribe. A transformation mask is a large mask with hinged shutters that‚ when open‚ reveal another mask. Audrey and Alan Bleviss gave this mask to the Montclair Art Museum in 2005. The medium consists of red cedar‚ cedar bark‚ copper‚ pigment‚ and string. In the Montclair Art Museum‚ the mask is displayed
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americans know as the Northwest Coast Indians are believed to have begun living on the northwest coast of North America over 10‚000 years ago. This area includes what we know as Alaska‚ Washington State‚ Oregon‚ California‚ and British Columbia‚ Canada. This stretch of land has the ocean on one side and the mountians on the other side. Some of the tribes that make up the Northwest Coast Indians are the Bella Coola‚ Haida‚ Nootka‚ and Tlingit. Living along the coast‚ there was so much fish available
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INTRODUCTION TO DISASTER 1.1 THE HISTORY OF DISASTERS IN INDIA Year 2005‚ say India should hang her head in shame. With the Bengal famine‚ Orissa Super Cyclone‚ Latur earthquake‚ Bhopal chemical disaster‚ Andhra cyclone‚ Gujarat earthquake‚ recurring floods‚ Mumbai 2008 bomb blasts and many other disasters there is no foyer in the world with space large enough to exhibit the collective pain on the face of India. India has ranked at the top or near top in almost all type of disasters with number
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Anise oil was successfully able to be extracted from anise seeds during this experiment. It was done by first crushing the seeds‚ then placing them into a distillation apparatus. The distillation apparatus evaporated the liquid from the seeds‚ which was captured in a flask. Next‚ DCM was added to the distillate‚ which allowed the water to be separated from the anise oil. Finally‚ the DCM evaporated and the pure anise oil was collected. The process of steam distillation allowed the anise oil in the
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